Curtain-bracket.



1. VLimi HAVEN. CURTAIN nAcKe'T. v APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29.'.I9l6.

, Patented July 25, 1916.

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A Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented duly 25, 1Std.

appucaaon tied February as, 191e. serial ivo, ernia.

ets, of which the following isa. specification.

4The present invention. relates to improve ments in the construction of curtain brackets, andthe primary object of the invention is to construct a bracket of this character which can be attached to the ivindowcas'ing Without marring or-defacing the same and .Which is subject to adjustment approximately leopoaling the ividth of the vertical members of the Window casing whereby the same mayaccommodate various lengthsof shade rollers or curtain poles.

A further object of tlieinvention is to produce a device of this character which shall embody the desirable features of sim-l 'plicity ,in construction, cheapness in manufacture, ease of application and thorough eiiiciency in application. i

- A still furlier object of the invention is to .produce a W ndoivbracket of this character `iidticli -can be readily attached Without the employment of screws, nails or analogous securing devices. v

lilith the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following speciiication and falling Within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the application of the improvement, Fig. 2 is a. vertical sectional View through the casing and in a line With the hanger member o" the bracket, Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view approximately on the line` 4-1 of Fig. 8. Y

Referring now to the drawing in detail the numeral l designates an ordinary Window casing which has at its opposite ends a combined shade roller and Window curtain support or bracket conmructed in accordance With the present invention.y

The brackets each include a hanger formed from a flat plate comprising an outer or vertical member l which has an inwardly extending top or flange 2 provided with a doivnturned lip 3 that is adapted to be received between the: inner face. of the top member of al Windowv casing and the surface against which the casingis secured, While the plate l rests against the outer surface of the casing. The plate l at its lower end is formed with outwardly extending angularly disposed spaced spring Vfingers el and 5 respectively, 'the purpose of 'which will presently be described. Formed upon the plate i and extending outwardly therefrom is a cnr' tain pole supporting member 6 and a shade roller supporting member 7.

The loweror guide brace members for the bracket are designated by the numerals 8 a-i'idv 9 respectively. Each of these members is formedfrom a flat strip of suitable material, metal preferred, and has its edgesextended angularly toward each other, as inf dicated by the numerals 10 and 1i respec? tively. These bent edges provide guide flanges and the i'ianges l0 of the member 8 are engaged by 'the spaced pairs of spring lingers l and 5 of the liangerinember and the said tlanges of the member 8 also serve to receive the flanges l1 of the member' 9..

exert an outward tension so that it will benoted'tliat the flanges of the respective members exert a tension one against the other and thus provide a rictional engagement between the members 8 and 9.

'The numeral l2 designates a locking element which is in the nature of a 'screw and which yengages with a thread in an opening in the member?? and is adapted to have its end contact ivith the outer face or" the `memp ber 8 to move the. said plate 9 to bring fits edges orilanges into frictional engagement with the flanges 11 of the member V8.

Each of the members 8 and 9 have their outer ends ianged, as indicated by the nur merals 13 'and 14e respectively, and these flanges are formed with inturned teeth 15 and 16 respectively, the said teeth being disposed to engage vbeti'veen the inner edges of the vertical members of the casing and the surface to which lthe casing is secured.

By reference to the drawings it yWill be noted that the spring ngers i and 5 of the hanger member are arranged in pairs, one pair being disposed adjacent each :of the longitudinal edges of the'plate' and these fingers ai'e adapted to exert an inward tension/sufficient to bind the same upon either of the members 8 or 9 and to hold the bracketv "Liemeer in a properly adjusted position with relation to the guide brace members.

F romthe abovel description, taken in connection With the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of the device,,as Well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be

' perfectly apparent to those skilled in ,the

, disposed angular spring fingers arrangedvin spaced pairs, a guide brace comprising two telescopic members each having their longitudinal edges formed With inwardly flanged spring members, the rianges of one of the members adapted to be received by the fiangesof the other member, said members being arranged to be contacted by the fingers .of the bracket member, a locking element between the members, each of the said members havingv its'outer edge formed With a right angular extension, and the saideX1 tension being provided with inturnedteetlr 2. In a device for the purposeset forth,

p a hanger including a. member having an angular end provided with a downturned lip and its opposite end formed with outwardly disposed angular lspring lingers arranged 4in spaced pairs, a' guide brace comprising two telescopic members each having their ends-flanged and said flanges formed with inturned teeth, the inner member having its longitudinal edges flanged and the saidfianges being engaged by the referred to spring fingers of the hanger member, and an adjustable locking element Aupon the outer telescopic member adapted to contact v'ith the inner member to force theedges 'of the' said outer member into contacting engagement with the 'flanges of the inner member. In testimony whereof I aiix my slgnature 1n presence of two'wltnesses.

JOHN F. DE HAVEN.

IVitnesses: i

THOMAS J. HAMILTON, JOHN CHARLTON. 

